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Why CTF Competitions May Be More Important Than Ever

Newseze Wire·Thu, Oct 29, 7:56 PMWire: Dark Reading
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Why CTF Competitions May Be More Important Than Ever

As artificial intelligence squeezes early-career learning opportunities, capture-the-flag contests could be one way to help pick up the slack.

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